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Finding/Judgment Codes Summary

++ Indicates if an FTA or Warrant can be/may have been issued.

Finding/Judgment Type

Finding/Judgment Codes

Guilty or Committed

AS ++
C ++
P
CD ++
G ++
GD ++
GO ++
GS ++
GV ++
GR ++
GY ++
GZ ++
PI ++
RP ++

Awaiting Sentencing
Committed
Paid
Committed After Deferral (Traffic Infractions only)
Guilty
Guilty, Def Pros Revoked
Guilty, Other Deferral Revoked or Reduced
Guilty Deferred Sent. Revoked (Obsolete as of 11-1-1994)
Guilty – DV Pled and Proved
Guilty – DV Pled and Proved Revoked Deferral/DP
Guilty – Youth in Vehicle
Guilty – Youth in Vehicle Revoked Deferral/DP
Pre-Sent Investigation (Obsolete as of 4-1-1994)
Resumed Prosecution (Obsolete as of 4-1-1994)

Not Guilty or Not Committed

NG
NS
NC

Not Guilty
Not Guilty – Reason of Insanity
Not Committed

Dismissal

D
DW
DO
DD

Dismissed (Dismissal reason is required)
Dismissed With Prejudice (Dismissal reason is required)
Dismissed W/O Prejudice (Dismissal reason is required)
Dismissed After Deferral (Traffic Infractions only)

Other

AM
BF
BO
CV
DS ++
OD ++
DF
DP ++
V

Amended
Bail Forfeiture (Obsolete as of 7-16-2012)
Bound Over
Change of Venue
Deferred Sentence (Obsolete as of 11-1-1994)
Other Deferral/Diversion (Deferral reason is required)
Deferred Finding (Traffic Infractions only)
Deferred Prosecution
Vacated

Infraction Plea/Response Codes

Used on the PLS screen in the Plea/Response field for IN, IT or PR charges.

Code

Description

Definition

C

Committed

DEF asserts he/she has committed an infraction as charged and pays the monetary penalty, requests a hearing to explain the mitigating circumstances, or submits a written statement explaining the circumstances (as authorized by local court rule).

NC

Not Committed

DEF asserts he/she has not committed an infraction as charged and requests a hearing to contest the commission of the infraction or submits a written statement contesting the infraction (as authorized by local court rule).

Infraction Finding/Judgment Codes

Used on the PLS screen in the Fnd/Jdgmnt field for IN, IT or PR charges.
++Indicates an FTA may be issued.

Code

Description

Definition

AM

Amended

Original charge has been amended to a different charge.

AS ++

Awaiting Sentencing

DEF found to have committed an infraction and awaits sentencing by the court. Replaces "PI - Presentence Investigation" as of 4-1-1994.

C
++

Committed

DEF found to have committed an infraction as charged. Note: This code is entered by the system when the Accounts Receivable is in a potential state and full payment is receipted on RCP or an FTA is issued.

CD ++

Committed After Deferral

(Effective June 8, 2000) A court may defer findings regarding traffic infractions for up to one year and impose conditions on the DEF. During or after the deferral period if the conditions are not complied with, the DEF is found to have committed the infraction.

CV

Change of Venue

Issue transferred to a court in another area pursuant to IRLF 2.3.1.

D

Dismissed

Charge dismissed. A Dismissal Reason code is required in the F/J Reason field.

DD

Dismissed After Deferral

(Effective June 8, 2000) A court may defer findings regarding traffic infractions for up to one year and impose conditions on the DEF. At the end of the deferral period if the DEF complies, the charges are dismissed.

DF

Deferred Finding

(Effective June 8, 2000) A court may defer findings regarding traffic infractions for up to one year and impose conditions on the DEF. At the end of the deferral period, the charges are dismissed if the DEF complies. If the DEF fails to comply, a finding of Committed After Deferral (CD) is entered.

DO

Dismissed Without Prejudice

Charge dismissed without prejudice. No rights or privileges of the party are waived or lost. A Dismissal Reason code is required in the F/J Reason field.

DW

Dismissed With Prejudice

Charge dismissed with prejudice. The rights of the parties are concluded and further proceedings are not permitted. A Dismissal Reason code is required in the F/J Reason field. An infraction not brought to hearing within the time period specified in IRLJ 2.6(e) may be dismissed with prejudice.

NC

Not Committed

DEF found not to have committed an infraction as charged.

OD ++

Other Deferral/Diversion

The court orders or allows the parties to enter into a pre-trial stipulated agreement, which imposes specific conditions on the DEF. Upon completion or adherence to the conditions, the court may dismiss or amend the charge, or the defendant may enter a response of Not Committed (NC). This is known as a deferred finding, agreed continuance, or court accepted diversion program. This code replaced "DS - Deferred Sentence" as of 11-1-1994. An Other Deferral Reason code is also required in the F/J Reason field.

P

Paid

DEF found to have committed the infraction as charged, pays the penalty in full and does not contest the charge nor ask for a hearing to explain. Note: This code is automatically entered on PLS when full payment is receipted on RCP with a Trans Type of PP (Penalty Payment).

Criminal Plea/Response Codes & Descriptions

Used on the PLS screen in the Plea/Response field for CN, CT or CF charges.

Code

Description

Definition

G

Guilty

DEF pleads guilty to a criminal charge.

NG

Not Guilty

DEF pleads not guilty to a criminal charge.

Criminal Finding/Judgment Codes

Used on the PLS screen Fnd/Jdgmnt field for CN, CT, CF or PC charges.
++ Indicates an FTA or Warrant may be issued.

Code

Description

Definition

AM

Amended

Original charge has been amended to a different charge.

AS ++

Awaiting Sentencing

DEF found guilty of a criminal charge and awaits sentencing by the court. Also to be used when the court orders or allows a Guilty Plea and Deferred Sentence, and imposes specific conditions on the DEF. Upon completion or adherence to the conditions, the court may dismiss or amend the charge. This code replaced "PR - Presentence Investigation" as of 4-1-1994.
Note: On eTickets, charges with this Finding/Judgment will be sent to the Department of Licensing.

BO

Bound Over

Court finds probable cause exists to believe the accused committed the offense charged and binds the charge over to superior court pursuant to CrRLJ 3.2.1. This code is valid only with a PC or CF charge.

CV

Change of Venue

Issue transferred to a court in another area pursuant to CrRLJ 5.2.

D

Dismissed

Charge is dismissed. A Dismissal Reason code is required in the F/J Reason field.

DO

Dismissed Without Prejudice

Charge dismissed without prejudice. No rights or privileges of the party are waived or lost. A Dismissal Reason code is required in the F/J Reason field.

DP ++

Deferred Prosecution

A Petition for Deferred Prosecution pursuant to RCW 10.05.010 has been granted.

DW

Dismissed With Prejudice

Charge dismissed with prejudice. The rights of the parties are concluded and further proceedings are not permitted. A Dismissal Reason code is required in the F/J Reason field.

G
++

Guilty

DEF is found guilty of the criminal offense charged.

GD ++

Guilty - Deferred Prosecution Revoked

DEF found guilty of the criminal offense charged after an order granting deferred prosecution was revoked pursuant to RCW 10.05. This code replaced "RP - Resumed Prosecution" as of 4-1-1994

GO ++

Guilty - Other Deferral Revoked or Reduced

DEF found guilty of the criminal offense charged after an other deferral/diversion program was revoked OR the program was completed and the DEF pled guilty to a reduced or amended charge. This code replaced "GS - Guilty, Deferred Sentence Revoked" as of 4-1-1994.

GV
++

Guilty – DV Pled and Proved

DEF found guilty of the domestic violence (DV) criminal offense charged where 1) the DV aspect of the charge was pled in the charging document and 2) a judgment of guilty is entered on the charge with a specific finding made that the domestic violence was pled and proved.

GR
++

Guilty – DV Pled and Proved Revoked Deferral/DP

DEF found guilty of the domestic violence (DV) criminal offense charged after another deferral, diversion, or deferred prosecution program was revoked OR the program was completed and the DEF plead guilty to a reduced or amended charge where 1) the DV aspect of the charge was pled in the charging document and 2) a judgment of guilty is entered on the charge with a specific finding made that the domestic violence was pled and proved.

GY
++

Guilty – Youth in Vehicle

DEF found guilty of a criminal traffic offense where a youth was present in the vehicle at the time the offense occurred.

GZ
++

Guilty – Youth in Vehicle Revoked Deferral/DP

DEF found guilty, after the revocation of a deferral or deferred prosecution, of a criminal traffic offense where a youth was present in the vehicle at the time the offense occurred

NG

Not Guilty

DEF found not guilty of the criminal offense charged.

NS**

Not Glty-Reas of Insanity

DEF found not guilty by reason of insanity.

OD ++

Other Deferral or Diversion

The court orders or allows the parties to enter into a stipulated agreement, which imposes specific conditions on the DEF. Upon completion or adherence to the conditions, the court may dismiss or amend the charge, or the DEF may enter a plea of not guilty (NG). This is known as a pre-trial deferred finding, agreed continuance, Stipulation on Order of Continuance (SOC), or court accepted diversion program. This code replaced "DS - Deferred Sentence" as of 11-1-1994. An Other Deferral Reason code is also required in the F/J Reason field.

Note: When a Guilty Plea has been entered the Other Deferral code OD should not be used, instead use the Awaiting Sentence code AS.

V

Vacated

The court orders the record of conviction of a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor charge to be vacated. (RCW 9.96 Ch 140 L01)

Dismissal Reason Codes

Used on PLS in the F/J Reason field when a finding/judgment of D, DO, or DW is entered. NOTE: Entry of inappropriate reasons results in inaccurate statistics.

Code

Description

Definition

AG

Age of Case

Charge dismissed because state or city has not met time limits.

CE

Clerical Error

Charge entered in error but cannot be deleted because of other case restrictions or accounting.

CF

Confined On Other Charges

Charge dismissed due to the DEF's current incarceration.

CO

Compromise of Misdemeanor

A criminal charge is dismissed because the DEF is party to a civil action in which the injured party has a judgment per RCW 10.22.020.

CM

Court's Motion

Charge dismissed on the motion of the court pursuant to CrRLJ 8.3(b). Do not use this reason if a warrant is recalled (use CW or PW).

CW

Court Recalled Warrant

Charge dismissed and warrant recalled on the motion of the court.

D

Dismissed

Charge dismissed for other reasons.

DE

Defendant Deceased

Charge dismissed because DEF died prior to adjudication.

DF

Duplicate Filing

Charge dismissed because a duplicate charge was filed in the same or different court.

DM

Defense Motion

Charge dismissed on motion of the defense.

DP

Deferred Prosecution Completed

Charge dismissed due to completion of the deferred prosecution program pursuant to RCW 10.05.120.

FD

Filed Directly in Superior or District Court

Charge dismissed and filed directly in superior or district court.

IA

Inadequate Affidavit

Charge dismissed because of inadequate affidavit or charging document.

IC

Defendant Found Incompetent

Charge dismissed because the DEF is found incompetent to stand trial.

LJ

Lacks Jurisdiction

Charge dismissed because court lacks jurisdiction over the case or DEF.

LP

Lacks Probable Cause

Charge dismissed because the prosecutor does not have probable cause or sufficient proof.

MP

Motion Of The Parties

Charge dismissed on motion of the parties (includes dismissals granted as part of a plea negotiation or bargain).

OD

Other Deferral Completed

Charge dismissed due to completion or adherence to conditions imposed under an other deferral/diversion program.

PF

No Prima Facie Case

Charge dismissed because state or city does not have sufficient facts or evidence.

PW

Prosecution Recalled Warrant

Charge dismissed because the warrant was recalled by the state or city prosecutor.

RW

Charge(s) Not Filed Pending Investigation

Charge not filed pending further investigation.

SO

State's Motion, Other

Charge dismissed on other state's motion.

VR

Victim Request

Charge dismissed at the request of the victim.

WA

Wrongly Accused

Charge dismissed because the DEF cited was not the person who committed the offense (e.g. fraud or alias).

WN

Witness(es) Not Present

Charge dismissed because witness(es) not present or un-cooperative.

XO

City's Motion, Other

Charge dismissed on other city's motion.

Other Deferral Reason Codes

Used on PLS in the F/J Reason field when finding/judgment code OD is entered.

Code

Description

Definition

BA

BAC Level Inadequate

DEF placed in prosecutor's other deferral/diversion program because the blood alcohol level was below the level necessary to support a conviction on the original charge.

CP

Case Management Decision

DEF placed in prosecutor's other deferral/diversion program because of a case management decision such as inadequate resources to prosecute the case in a timely manner or no court room available at a given time.

OP

Other Prosecutor's Reason

DEF placed in prosecutor's other deferral/diversion program because of other reasons not known to the court.

PF

Insufficient Evidence

DEF placed in prosecutor's other deferral/diversion program because of insufficient proof or evidence to support a conviction on the original charge.

TC

Therapeutic Court

DEF placed in prosecutor’s other deferral/diversion program because of referral to a Therapeutic Court.

WN

Witness/Victim Not Present

DEF placed in prosecutor's other deferral/diversion program because a witness or victim was unavailable to testify or not present.

PLS Date Codes

Date fields on the PLS screen (except those used for calendaring) can accept any of the following date codes which translate to a date when the screen is processed.

When a Date Code is used, the screen will echo the date translation. If the echoed date is incorrect, the user may type over the incorrect date with a correct date. Either <ENTER> or a paging key must be pressed to continue.

A

Copy Date From the Arraignment Date Field.

P

Copy Date From the Plea/Response Date Field.

F

Copy Date From the Fnd/Judgmnt Date Field.

S

Copy Date From the Sent Date Field.

*

Use Current Date.

BAC Status Codes

Used on the PLS screen to record the type of test and results upon which the sentencing was based. A docket entry is made as a result of entry of information in the BAC field as shown below:

Note: The BL and BR codes also require a % reading in the second portion of the BAC field.

The UK code should be used only if a test was given but the results are not available OR it is not known if a test was given.

BAC Status

Resulting Docket Entry

BL

Blood Test Used to Obtain BAC: Blood Alcohol Content: x.xx

BR

Breath Test Used to Obtain BAC: Blood Alcohol Content: x.xx

RF

Blood Alcohol Test Refused

NT

Blood Alcohol Test Not Taken

UK

Blood Alcohol Status Unknown

THC Status Codes***

Used on the PLS screen to record the type of test and results upon which the sentencing was based. A docket entry is made as a result of entry of information in the THC field as shown below:

Note: The BL code also requires a % reading in the second portion of the THC field.

The UK code should be used only if a test was given but the results are not available OR it is not known if a test was given.

BAC Status

Resulting Docket Entry

BL

Blood Test Used to Obtain THC: Blood THC Content: xxx.xx

RF

Blood THC Test Refused

NT

Blood THC Test Not Taken

UK

Blood THC Status Unknown

Credit for Time Served Codes

These codes are used on the PLS screen in the second portion of the Credit field. The code used determines the text of the docket entry that is created. The first portion of the Credit field is used for the number of days for which the DEF is given credit.

Code

No of Days Required?

Sample docket entry

T

YES

Court Imposes Jail Time of XXX on charge 1 With XXX Days Suspended, and XXX Days Credit for Time Served.

B

YES

Court Imposes Jail Time of XXX on charge 1 with XXX Days Suspended, and XXX Days Credit for Time Served Since Booking.

C

NO

Court Imposes Jail Time of XXX on charge 1 with XXX Days Suspended, and Credit for Time Served.

N

NO

Court Imposes Jail Time of XXX on charge 1 with XXX Days Suspended, and Credit for Time Served since booking.

Case Conditions Codes

The Case Conditions section on the Plea/Sentencing Update (PLS) screen includes codes for Case Conditions, Time, and Complied status.

Case Conditions

Refer to the Case Conditions Codes (Case Review/Tracking) section for these codes.

Time

The first portion of the Time field is the numeric length of time a defendant is ordered to serve or perform the condition.

The second portion of the Time field indicates the time unit:

H = Hours
D = Days
M = Months
Y = Years

Example
Twenty hours of community service would be recorded as “ 20 H”

Complied Codes

These codes are used in the C (Complied) field to indicate the defendant’s compliance with the condition of sentence:

E = Excused/Waived
N = No (not complied)
T = Terminated
V = Violated
Y = Yes (complied)

Obsolete Plea Codes

NO ***

No Contest
This type of plea is not supported by Court Rule CrRLJ 4.2(a).

Obsolete Finding/Judgment Codes

++ Indicates an FTA or Warrant may be issued.

DS ++

Deferred Sentence (End effective 11-1-1994)
Replaced by OD - Other Deferral/Diversion

GS ++

Guilty Deferred Sent. Revoked (End effective 11-1-1994)
Replaced by GO - Guilty, Other Deferral Revoked/Reduced

PI ++

Pre-Sent Investigation (End effective 4-1-1994)
Replaced by AS - Awaiting Sentencing

RP ++

Resumed Prosecution (End effective 4-1-1994)
Replaced by GD - Guilty, Deferred Prosecution Revoked

BF

Bail Forfeiture (End effective 7-16-2012)
Court Rule CrRLJ 3.2 was amended to remove the language that allowed Bail Forfeitures to be entered as a “final disposition” on criminal cases beginning July 1, 2012. The code remained available through July 16, 2012 on Bail Forfeitable charges issued through June 30, 2012 in order to allow the defendants the full 15 days to pay or appear. The code should not be used for any citation with a violation date July 1, 2012 or later.

Obsolete Dismissal Reason Codes

DS

Deferred Sent Completed (End effective 11-1-1994)
Replaced by DP - Deferred Prosecution Completed

SM

State's Motion (End Effective 4-1-1994)
Replaced by SO - State's Motion, Other

XM

City's Motion (End Effective 4-1-1994)
Replaced by XO - City's Motion, Other